More Details
Kent also said that the plan was for Clarence’s girlfriend to meet them on shore and then drive them all to Mexico. This contradicted the story that Allen West had told about stealing a car from Angel Island. People were still skeptical about Kent’s account because they found out that he was paid to do the interview.
FBI Cover Up
Even though the FBI originally claimed that no cars thefts were reported in the days following the escape, there actually was one. A 2011 program run by National Geographic pointed out that there were a number of pieces of evidence that turned up that the FBI failed to announce.